A new report contends that the United States and Europe lag behind the rest of the world in cloud computing adoption.

 A mutli-agency exercise was staged on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, to simulate a cybersecurity attack on the New York City electric supply during a summer heat wave. 

A survey of healthcare organizations found the average cost of data breaches to these organizations rose from $183,526 in 2010 to $2,243,700 in 2011.

According to a recent Norton Cybercrime Report, 431 million adults in 24 countries experienced some type of cybercrime over the past year.

Working more closely together, cybersecurity partners from law enforcement and the private sector are increasing their efforts to combat cyber crime, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The attack effectively froze the operations for a number of days, leaving company employees unable to ship product, to cut checks, or even to communicate via email, the U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings. Total cost: $800,000.

A computer attack on Iranian nuclear program did more harm than first reported. And an attack on law enforcement officer data in Missouri shows how low some hackers go.